Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km NE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Houston, Alaska on Tue, Dec 31, 1996, 9:52 PM AKST (06:52 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-01 06:52:56 UTC
Depth
34.3 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.660° N, 149.742° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.27 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.633 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.75 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.927 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.722 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.329 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.922 km W of Hope, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.417 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.322 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.129 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.942 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.521 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.618 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.844 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.727 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.834 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.926 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.92 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.819 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.850 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.919 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.06 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.25 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.045 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.932 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.112 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.223 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.83 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.020 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.526 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.420 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.98 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.826 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.319 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.735 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.126 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.83 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.911 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.410 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.844 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.715 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.59 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.927 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.68 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.032 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.038 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.814 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.917 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.211 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.811 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10873 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.721 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 10874 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.616 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.819 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.16 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10877 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.946 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.839 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.224 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.744 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.436 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.110 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.53 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.97 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away

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